Wednesday, March 28, 2012

here's little richard

Little Richard was already a star when the primal fury of his debut album was released in 1957. 'Here's Little Richard' compiles singles recorded and released more than a year before with new songs made just for the album. The album was produced by Bumps Blackwell for Specialty Records. It peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard album chart. His outrageous wail and thunderous boogie-woogie piano helped to define rock and roll for a generation. It still sounds raucous today.